RIP Acid Techno?

[paulcortex]

its good to see that this post is getting plenty of attention...especially as this is the acid forum!

...we are all very passionate about our music and should be all pulling together and trying to nurture and expand the scene...
acid techno certainly aint dead...and, yeah the old artists who influenced us all are probably sick to death of programming that 303 sequence...and with release catalogues like Henry,Guy,Chris et all have, its easy to see why they might be tired of the acid sound...im sure they still have plenty of good solid acid techno in em yet though! (Henry...why dont you release the stuff of the live techno bollocks set...its ****ing amazing!!!! ;) )

...to tell you the truth...i used to dj but got bored of a lot of the releases coming out and decided to concentrate on my producing, i think due to the sheer number of people producing now and the fact that it soooooo much easier to knock a quick track up (no a good one however) because of easier to use programs and the vast amount of vstis and synths about the place...this has lead to a saturation of music available to us all...and not all of it is good!

...for me...its all about the dancefloor...sod the latest sub genre or pigeon hole!!! i write music that i can shake my own ass to...and i generally do jump about my studio like a demented muppet lol
...and if i can shake my ass to it the chances are...the punters will be able to ass shake too...ya get me?

...so its that simple for me...im not really into earning money from what im doing...its something i love doing...just for the love of it...i love acid music period!
sure im putting an l.p of new acid artists together in the very near future...but im doing this for acid music...i dont expect to get anything from the release...just satisfaction that i have had my input into a scene that i am so passionate about and has given me so many pleasurable moments :)

[acidguru]

...for me...its all about the dancefloor...sod the latest sub genre or pigeon hole!!! i write music that i can shake my own ass to...and i generally do jump about my studio like a demented muppet lol
...and if i can shake my ass to it the chances are...the punters will be able to ass shake too...ya get me?

...so its that simple for me...im not really into earning money from what im doing...its something i love doing...just for the love of it...i love acid music period!
sure im putting an l.p of new acid artists together in the very near future...but im doing this for acid music...i dont expect to get anything from the release...just satisfaction that i have had my input into a scene that i am so passionate about and has given me so many pleasurable moments :) Hats off,M8,that´s a great attitude,and that kind of enthusiasm will keep the vibe and the spirit of Acid Techno alive forever!Cheers

[Aratron]

...for me...its all about the dancefloor...sod the latest sub genre or pigeon hole!!! i write music that i can shake my own ass to...and i generally do jump about my studio like a demented muppet lol
...and if i can shake my ass to it the chances are...the punters will be able to ass shake too...ya get me?

...so its that simple for me...im not really into earning money from what im doing...its something i love doing...just for the love of it...i love acid music period!
sure im putting an l.p of new acid artists together in the very near future...but im doing this for acid music...i dont expect to get anything from the release...just satisfaction that i have had my input into a scene that i am so passionate about and has given me so many pleasurable moments :) Hats off,M8,that´s a great attitude,and that kind of enthusiasm will keep the vibe and the spirit of Acid Techno alive forever!Cheers

nice one mate

[acidguru]

...for me...its all about the dancefloor...sod the latest sub genre or pigeon hole!!! i write music that i can shake my own ass to...and i generally do jump about my studio like a demented muppet lol
...and if i can shake my ass to it the chances are...the punters will be able to ass shake too...ya get me?

...so its that simple for me...im not really into earning money from what im doing...its something i love doing...just for the love of it...i love acid music period!
sure im putting an l.p of new acid artists together in the very near future...but im doing this for acid music...i dont expect to get anything from the release...just satisfaction that i have had my input into a scene that i am so passionate about and has given me so many pleasurable moments :) Hats off,M8,that´s a great attitude,and that kind of enthusiasm will keep the vibe and the spirit of Acid Techno alive forever!Cheers

Just wanna say that my reply starts after the smiley,the rest of it is from Paul Cortex´post,did some bad editing on this one

[Aratron]

Just wanna say that my reply starts after the smiley,the rest of it is from Paul Cortex´post,did some bad editing on this one

i still got it

[stjohn]

im going to throw in my two sense for what its worth! :mrmyagi:

I was virgin enough to not know what the feck acid techno was, when i was first introduced to dance music, i just went out and bought what i liked. It meant that I ended up with chunky house, Mauro Picotto on a techno tip, Cluster records that wonked the shit out of itself, aswell as loads of other banging shit.

I dint know the name for it, but i knew i liked it... each track had something fresh from the last which made it stand out from all the rest, and i think thats where Dirty Bass's point is coming from.

So much stuff... as much as it is a good tune, that will make the heads bop on a dance floor, is just revisiting old ground! Good ground, but old ground ye know? And punters, be it vinyl buyers or whtever, listen might listen to a record and say... "nice tune, but i have 50 like it at home", its what i say when im buying records.

Im not aiming this at acid techno btw, coz if that old Cluster shit is acid techno, then i love acid techno... this is music all over, but it has a distinct resonance in techno and similar styles, due to the nature of the market

but i know you lads are well able come up with the goods ;) you never know i might come up with some acid stuff one of these days!!

[Trip Head]

[QUOTE=stjohn;507630]So much stuff... as much as it is a good tune, that will make the heads bop on a dance floor, is just revisiting old ground! Good ground, but old ground ye know? And punters, be it vinyl buyers or whtever, listen might listen to a record and say... "nice tune, but i have 50 like it at home", its what i say when im buying records.QUOTE]

Totally agree with that

[paulcortex]

i guess it depends where your coming from...

...if your the record buying "punter" then you are generally expecting fresh, good quality tunes, that push the boundaries.

...the record buying "punter" then will either remain a record buying
audiophile or have aspirations to become a dj or a producer...

...if your the producer (and i think theres 2 types)...

1) The "career" producer...he follows the current trends and
genres closely and writes music from the heart but with a
consumer friendly sound...hoping to sell his music and
earn a living from it...he supplies the record buying "punter"
and the dj's.

2) The "artist" producer...he ignores the latest trends and genres
and spends his hours in the studio writing music he enjoys
listening to aswell as playing...developing his sound...usually
being skint...and eating fishfingers from netto!

...The big question is...who will continue to produce for the longest
and who will get the most pleasure from his art???

...im sort of in a dilema...because i love writing my music and developing my sound...but in the "real" world where money is everything and rent has to be payed...its tough....i want to play as many gigs as possible and travel the world doing it if possible...but in reality, you aint gonna get a gig unless you release some vinyl...which is where the problem comes in....do i write a few tracks that i know will sell....but wont be true to what i enjoy writing,sort of selling out....or do i continue doing what i do and hope that what im doing catches on and starts to sell???

[dirty_bass]

..do i write a few tracks that i know will sell....but wont be true to what i enjoy writing,sort of selling out....or do i continue doing what i do and hope that what im doing catches on and starts to sell???

Nothing is gauranteed to sell these days, so don`t bother trying to sell out, and besides from what I hear of you stuff, it`s perfectly marketable party music.

Stop being a prat, send out some demos, or release it yourself.
And this is the last time I`m gonna say that.